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Now does this sound like me? You're right, I've never been in a cleaning frenzy in my life! A woman who will switch sleeping on sides of the bed so the sheets only have to be washed half as often, doesn't get in that kind of frenzy.
But I have inexpensive laminate floors, and never know how to clean them as I don't want them to warp. I have a steam cleaner but it's a hassle to get out, hook up, fool with the water, cleaning pads, etc., so I don't often use it. (Besides, it is in my storage room snuggled behind the camping gear.) The spots in my living room were getting more and more noticeable, so I did a search on the "best way to clean inexpensive laminate flooring". The answer I got was to use a solution of half vinegar and half boiling water. You can use a mop, a spray bottle, or whatever you want. I have a spray bottle and got that out.
Why boiling water and not just very hot tap water? I decided to see if hot water would work just as well, and I don't know how it could have worked any better. I had some black scuff marks that didn't respond to normal spot cleaning, so I sprayed my solution on them, and wiped them up with a paper towel. Immediate results! The spots were gone instantly, and I went through the room looking for spots to attack. I even used it on part of the kitchen floor, and intend to do a proper job of it just before I leave for NY.
Now if I could find a solution for keeping the dust down. No matter if I use a dust mop, broom, or vacuum cleaner, I can see tons of dust when the afternoon sunbeams shine into the room. It's almost as bad as if I had a dog!
The vinegar water solution works on cleaning just about anything, so I'm going to use the rest of it on my kitchen countertops. And I'm never going to pay for another commercial spray cleaner that contains a bunch of chemicals I don't want in my house. By the way, you don't have to scrub or rub hard - the vinegar does the work. So why do we need all that chemical-laden crap to begin with.
I guess the natural solutions are the way Grandma did it in the old days, and it's good enough for me.
- Costco
Betty, you are right! They made me go back and shop some more until my bill came to about $150! (Just kidding). I bought some stuff for New Year's Eve, including a moderately priced bottle of champagne. I also filled my fuel...
- Thursday Woes - Update
I was sitting at the dining room working on the latest puzzle. The washing machine and dryer were going and I could hear them as background noise. I must have flushed the toilet and it never stopped running, but I didn't hear it...
- A Case Of The Jitters!
I'm not concentrating very well this morning. I went into the bedroom and dropped something on the floor - when I picked it up I noticed quite a bit of dust, so into the kitchen I went to get my dust mop. While I was there I decided to...
- Do I Have A Roofer?
I've had several guys come by to look at the roof and talked on the phone to a couple more, but I liked the fellow who just left my house. I told him I would call him by Monday - I would have hired him on the spot except I'm waiting for...
- Putting My Energy To Use
I didn't want to waste all this energy I seem to have, so after two loads of laundry done I decided to clean. My house is a complete wreck, with clutter everywhere and dust that shows when the sunbeams shine in. So what do you think I...
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In a Cleaning Frenzy!
Now does this sound like me? You're right, I've never been in a cleaning frenzy in my life! A woman who will switch sleeping on sides of the bed so the sheets only have to be washed half as often, doesn't get in that kind of frenzy.
But I have inexpensive laminate floors, and never know how to clean them as I don't want them to warp. I have a steam cleaner but it's a hassle to get out, hook up, fool with the water, cleaning pads, etc., so I don't often use it. (Besides, it is in my storage room snuggled behind the camping gear.) The spots in my living room were getting more and more noticeable, so I did a search on the "best way to clean inexpensive laminate flooring". The answer I got was to use a solution of half vinegar and half boiling water. You can use a mop, a spray bottle, or whatever you want. I have a spray bottle and got that out.
Why boiling water and not just very hot tap water? I decided to see if hot water would work just as well, and I don't know how it could have worked any better. I had some black scuff marks that didn't respond to normal spot cleaning, so I sprayed my solution on them, and wiped them up with a paper towel. Immediate results! The spots were gone instantly, and I went through the room looking for spots to attack. I even used it on part of the kitchen floor, and intend to do a proper job of it just before I leave for NY.
Now if I could find a solution for keeping the dust down. No matter if I use a dust mop, broom, or vacuum cleaner, I can see tons of dust when the afternoon sunbeams shine into the room. It's almost as bad as if I had a dog!
The vinegar water solution works on cleaning just about anything, so I'm going to use the rest of it on my kitchen countertops. And I'm never going to pay for another commercial spray cleaner that contains a bunch of chemicals I don't want in my house. By the way, you don't have to scrub or rub hard - the vinegar does the work. So why do we need all that chemical-laden crap to begin with.
I guess the natural solutions are the way Grandma did it in the old days, and it's good enough for me.
- Costco
Betty, you are right! They made me go back and shop some more until my bill came to about $150! (Just kidding). I bought some stuff for New Year's Eve, including a moderately priced bottle of champagne. I also filled my fuel...
- Thursday Woes - Update
I was sitting at the dining room working on the latest puzzle. The washing machine and dryer were going and I could hear them as background noise. I must have flushed the toilet and it never stopped running, but I didn't hear it...
- A Case Of The Jitters!
I'm not concentrating very well this morning. I went into the bedroom and dropped something on the floor - when I picked it up I noticed quite a bit of dust, so into the kitchen I went to get my dust mop. While I was there I decided to...
- Do I Have A Roofer?
I've had several guys come by to look at the roof and talked on the phone to a couple more, but I liked the fellow who just left my house. I told him I would call him by Monday - I would have hired him on the spot except I'm waiting for...
- Putting My Energy To Use
I didn't want to waste all this energy I seem to have, so after two loads of laundry done I decided to clean. My house is a complete wreck, with clutter everywhere and dust that shows when the sunbeams shine in. So what do you think I...